Infant dies after Farm Union picnic near What Cheer
Dwight James Childers infant son of Mr and Mrs Dwight Childers north of Sigourney died in his mothers arms last Saturday night returning from the Farm Union picnic in What Cheer. Funeral held Monday at home with Rev C E Clark of the Church of Christ in charge. Burial in Connors Cemetery. Lois, a fifth grader, was injured in a separate accident tumbling to the ground and striking a root or stone. She fainted and was taken home for rest after a medical exam by a local doctor aided by a high school student driver.
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Keokuk County
Dwight James Childers
Dwight Childers
Farm Union
C. E Clark
Church of Christ
Connor Cemetery
Lois
J. H. Graham
Child Injured In Fall From School Swing
A child named Mie Sreala sustained injuries after falling from a swing at a school. School officials reported the incident and are investigating safety measures.
Flying Ants Seen By New Sharon Merchant
A New Sharon merchant reports a swarm of winged ants crossing the sidewalk in front of his shop on a Wednesday afternoon. The observer notes that winged ants are uncommon and recalls statements from Mr Webster about male ants having wings and queen ants losing theirs. It remains unclear whether the ants observed were short-lived males or temporarily winged females.
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New Sharon Star
Chris le Cocq
Mr. Webster
Mr. le Cocq
Picnic Ants and a Child's Recital Deeds
A compact memory piece recalls varied picnic encounters with ants and a moment where a child was compelled to recite a line from a poem about Aunt Mary, framing a snapshot of small, quirky experiences.
Concrete Work On Highway 59 Started In Iowa
Concrete paving on primary highway No 59 between New Sharon and the Poweshiek county line began late Wednesday forenoon by the John P Abramson Construction Co of Des Moines. The first day’s run of several hundred feet pleased contractors and highway engineers with about 100 workers on site. Grading and subgrade work proceeded ahead of paving as material trucks used the highway from New Sharon. They expected to pour around 1,000 feet of slab before nightfall.
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Oskaloosa Herald
New Sharon
Poweshiek County
John P. Abramson Construction Company
Des Moines
Good Forethought for Quail at Pella Golf Course
In Marion county a large quail population on the Pella golf course prompts Deputy Warden George Killinger to arrange feeding of bob-whites through the winter. Feeding stations will be set in ravines and brushy patches, with cane and fir-corn tops gathered from farmers and distributed when snow covers the ground.
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Marion
Pella
George Killinger
The Most Dangerous Game at Des Moines Orpheum
At the Orpheum Theatre Des Moines starting Friday September 30 the thrill picture The Most Dangerous Game stars Fay Wray Joel McCrea Robert Armstrong and Leslie Banks. The plot follows a mad hunter on a desolate island who hunts humans. Also shown Conrad Nagel in The Man Called Back with a South Sea setting and a romance amid danger. Short subjects and news events accompany the program with a new low price scale for matinees and evenings.
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RKO Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
Grass
Chang
Fay Wray
Joel MacCrea
Robert Armstrong
Leslie Banks
Zaroff
McCrea
Wray
Taroff
Conrad Nagel
South Sea
England
Orpheum
Muskrats defeat Porterville Stars in junior game
Prairie Lake Muskrats beat the Porterville Stars 14 to 11 in a kittenball game played Friday evening at the Evert Van Zante farm. Nearby residents visited relatives and attended the Des Moines Farmers Union Convention, described as interesting and encouraging for farmers.
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Porterville
Don Sytsma
Bussey
John Kamerick
Farmers Union
Des Moines
John de Zwarte
B. Goemaat
Jacob Monster
Marion Vander Linden
Bert Sytsman
Near Leighton
Prairie Lake Muskrats
Porterville Stars
Evert van Zante
Andrew van Zee
Pella
Hackert
Injures foot cutting fodder in Peoria area
Reported injuries recount a man cutting corn fodder causing a foot injury in Peoria Iowa on a recent Saturday. The item lists multiple local residents visiting relatives and family events across nearby towns including Eddyville Pella and Grand Rapids Michigan with several births and hospital notes among family gatherings.
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Peoria
Iowa
Peter Jonker
M. Vander Hart
Henry Dahm
Gon
T. den Hartog
Hubert den Hartog
B. den Hartog
Tunis den Hartog
Eddyville
H. W. Bokhoven
Lavina Klein
Alice Westercamp
Martin Vander Molen
C. Spoelstra
Bernard Elhart
Grand Rapids
Mich
J. Stursma
G. Stowies
Leighton
John Bruxvoort
Jake van Kampen
Henry van Kooten
Killduff Classes Have Meeting
Mrs Theo Emmert hosted the Sunday school class in the church parlors. A short business meeting elected officers: President Dick Vander Werf Vice President Alberta Berry Secretary Carroll Hichner Treasurer Robert Dennis. The rest of the evening included games and luncheon.
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Theo Emmert
Dick Vander Werf
Alberta Berry
Carroll Hichner
Robert Dennis
Ruth Rigdon
Grace
Jessie Gifford
Dorothy van Gilst
Dorothy
Melvin
LeRoy Smith
Blaine’ Lanphier
Lawrence
Edward Earp
Carroll Eichner
Theo. Emmett
Martha Meyers
Galesburg
Visi
Charles Dick
Jeteon Adams
Frank Adams
Evelyn
Grace Adams
G. E. Powers
Kellogg
Scott Hodgins
C. McLaughlin
Richard McLaughlin
Robin Gove
Smell
Ore Cook
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings in Newton area
A lengthy list of Newton residents and friends attend picnics, dinners, and visits. Notable events include a noon picnic, funeral attendance in Prairie City for John Price, Camp Fire Girls activities, and multiple Sunday dinners. Other entries mention Des Moines trips, a weiner roast for Everett Lanphier’s Sunday school class, and visitors from Wayland to Rev. Pritchard’s.
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C. Farling
Newton
Jay Auten
Kellogg
Raymond Schnell
Grinnell
Caprice Casberry
Watson Terpstra
Forrest
Prairie City
John Price
Fred Compton
Camp Fire
Betty Elscott
Olga Compton
Dorothy Berry
Dorothy van Gilet
Eula Nyhouse
Harry Terpstra
Bovenkamp
Galesburg
Bert Romans
Charles Dick
Harold Lanphier
Blaine
Gerald
Norman
Lola Mae
Clarence Wheatcraft
Tracy
Mr. Lanphier
Jim Lanphier
S Watson ‘Terpstra
Forrest Terpstra
Des Moines
Everett Lanphier
Weiner
Elsie Sampson
Katherine Dick
Margaret de Penning
Frank
Jacob Brom
Junior Zickle
William Klyn
Gerald“De Penning
John Vander Werf
Max Antle
P. F. Wenger
Wayland
Iowa
Visiting Mr and Mrs Walter Landmesser
Jim Moore visited relatives and friends in Newton over the weekend.
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Walter Landmesser
Jim Moore
Newton
Jail transfer and detention in Keefer murder case
The murder of Jennie and Letitia Keefer involved the return of Kingery to Knoxville from the Wapello county jail in Ottumwa on Monday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff John Nieburg. He will be kept in the county jail under guard to confer with his attorneys H. E. De Reus and Homer Lyon.
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Jennie
Letitia Keefer
Knoxville
Wapello
Ottumwa
John Nieburg
Kingery
H. E. de Reus
Homer Lyon
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W. G. Neely
West Washington St
Orpheum Theatre
WEXT
Central Park
Pomona
Pella Chronicle and Merchants Windows
Chronicle
Pella Marchant
Muskrats Trim
John Kingery
Big Ben
Vandermeulen & Co
McGregor’s
Simmons
Axminster
Armstrong
Hamm Auto Top
Kealooes
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